Microsoft is raising the price of its Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscription again and rebranding some of its Xbox Game Pass plans. According to Xbox Wire, Game Pass Ultimate will be priced at $29.99 per month instead of $19.99 — a 50 percent increase. Microsoft is attempting to justify the price hike with a variety of […]
YouTube is currently trialing a new feature that will generate AI “hosts” that can comment on the music you’re listening to. As PCMag reports, the new feature is dubbed, “Beyond the Beat,” these AI music hosts are designed to deepen your listening experience by sharing relevant stories and fan trivia about what you’re listening to on the […]
Google is stepping things up in the AI agent browser wars. As The Verge reports, the company is launching a suite of new features deeply embedding Gemini into Chrome. That starts with the announcement that Gemini in Chrome will no longer require a membership fee and will begin rolling out to both Mac and Windows users in […]
Electronic Arts (EA), the publisher behind blockbuster game series like Madden, Battlefield, EA Sports FC, and The Sims, is reportedly set to be acquired in a $50 billion deal. The deal, first reported by The Wall Street Journal, has yet to be confirmed by EA. But if reports are true, it would be one of the […]
Last week, President Donald Trump announced a deal that could put TikTok under the control of U.S. investors, but industry experts say key details of the agreement remain uncertain. As ABC News reports, the deal is poised to rescue the China-based app from legal peril months after a ban was set to rid it from app stores. Speaking to reporters in […]
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has a lofty new vision to “create a factory that can produce a gigawatt of new AI infrastructure every week.” As PCMag reports, Altman’s Tuesday blog post is light on details, but it’s safe to say he’s talking about finding ways to satisfy the company’s never-ending need for more computing power for its latest […]
First announced nearly a year ago, Casio’s robotic pet Moflin has been selling so well in Japan, per the Wall Street Journal, the company is now expanding its availability to other markets including the UK and the US. As The Verge reports, preorders for the gold or silver version of Moflin are now available through Casio’s US website. The robot, which looks like an […]
At first glance, the deal Intel just struck with Nvidia looks kind of ordinary. As The Motley Fool reports, Intel will include Nvidia’s proprietary technology in custom chips for data center and PC processors. In return for this tech adoption and manufacturing service, Nvidia is investing $5 billion in Intel stock at $23.28 per share. So Intel gets a firm chip-building […]
Do you have a habit of sitting on the toilet, scrolling through your phone? You might want to stop. As PCMag reports, a team of researchers surveyed 125 adults at a Boston area medical center and found a correlation between using a phone while pooping and an increased risk of developing hemorrhoids. “Smartphone use on the toilet […]
Following an early 2025 decline in EV sales, Americans bought more electric cars in August than ever before, making up 9.9% of all new cars sold, according to Kelly Blue Book. As PCMag reports, shoppers could be trying to buy before the $7,500 federal tax credit expires on Sept. 30 as dictated by Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill.” The $4,000 used EV […]